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63 Sutter Avenue · Brooklyn · BBL 3035110080 · generated 2026-10-20 · FREE

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Where the penalty points come from

ComponentWhat it coversPoints
Housing codeHPD violations by class, complaints, emergency repairs, litigation, vacate orders, AEP0
Structural & safetyDOB violations, ECB/OATH violations by class0
PestsBedbug filings, failed rodent inspections, rodent 311s0
DisplacementMarshal evictions executed0
GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11212, 56% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

Open HPD violations8 total — 1 class C (immediately hazardous), 7 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-05-18.

status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

29 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (13) · Illegal Parking (3) · Dirty Condition (2) · Residential Disposal Complaint (2) · Dumpster Complaint (2) · Obstruction (2).

Filed construction activity

$204,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (5 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1930)
NoSix or more residential units (1)
No421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)265 Penn Realty Corp
Head officerCindy Elul
Managing agentJacob Elul
Last registered2025-08-22

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$371,000 $166,950
2026$372,000 $167,400
2027$539,000 $242,550

The city's market estimate has risen 45% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Restaurants in this building

RestaurantCuisineGradeNotes
Velvet RoomAmericanA—

Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint

1 restaurant · 0 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map

1 Food Establishment complaint to 311 at this address in the last three years (most often: Sewage) · complaints filed by the public; DOHMH investigates, outcomes aren't published.

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

3 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2011 (0 in the last three years).

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwaySutter Av-Rutland Rd — 3 · 800 ft straight-line (about a 4-minute walk) · station accessibility: none
BusNearest boarding stop: Ralph Av / Sutter Av — B15 · 600 ft
Citi BikeSutter Ave & Grafton St · 400 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: Elementary schools in this district are not zoned. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

63 Sutter Avenue

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Food poisoningFood poisoning
Food safety complaintFood safety complaint
Anything elseAnything else

29 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $308,750 on 2016-10-19 (lender: Emigrant Funding Coporation). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2022-12-12Deed $1,050,000 — from 63 SUTTER AVE LLC to 265 PENN REALTY CORP. $1,050,000
2022-11-30Sold for $1,050,000 $1,050,000 $1,050,000
2016-10-19AL&R $308,750 — from SCHAMANN, JONATHAN to EMIGRANT FUNDING COPORATION $308,750
2016-10-19Mortgage $308,750 — from SCHAMANN, JONATHAN to EMIGRANT FUNDING COPORATION $308,750
2016-10-19Deed $595,000 — from MELJAS SUTTER, LLC to SCHAMANN, JONATHAN $595,000
2016-10-11Sold for $595,000 $595,000 $595,000

Ten-year activity

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2020
2021
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2023
2024
2025
2026
ConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systems
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YearConstructionEnforcementHousing & tenantsOwnership & moneyHealth & systemsTotal
201700441146
2018004015
2019114006
2020402006
2021104005
2022004206
2023005207
202421150119
2025005005
20261080110
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The last 12 months — 11 records

DateRecord
2026-09-17311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-09-12311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-07-31311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2026-07-16311: Food Establishment — Sewage
2026-06-27Restaurant inspection: VELVET ROOM — grade A
2026-05-28Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2026-05-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-22311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2026-03-15311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2026-02-21311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2025-10-26311: Dumpster Complaint — Blocking Sidewalk or Street

The full timeline

2026
2026-09-17311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-09-12311: Illegal Parking — Commercial Overnight Parking
2026-07-31311: Illegal Parking — Double Parked Blocking Traffic
2026-07-16311: Food Establishment — Sewage
2026-06-27Restaurant inspection: VELVET ROOM — grade A
2026-05-28Permit Mechanical Systems — Permit Issued
2026-05-11Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-03-22311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2026-03-15311: Obstruction — Trash or Recycling
2026-02-21311: Outdoor Dining — Site Setup Condition
2025
2025-10-26311: Dumpster Complaint — Blocking Sidewalk or Street
2025-06-08311: Dumpster Complaint — Blocking Sidewalk or Street
2025-05-01Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2025-02-21311: Noise - Residential — Banging/Pounding
2025-02-18311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2024
2024-12-13Job filed: Replace gas fixtures and gas piping$10,000
2024-12-13Job filed: kitchen exhaust$23,000
2024-11-19311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-11-19311: Hazardous Materials — Oil Spill On Street, Small (HQS)
2024-10-23Restaurant inspection: VELVET ROOM — grade A
2024-10-13311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-06311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Trash or Recycling Not Secure
2024-10-03311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2024-10-03311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-08-28311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Disposal
2024-07-09311: Dirty Condition — Trash
2024-06-01311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-29311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-05311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-05-02311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2024-03-14311: Special Projects Inspection Team (SPIT) — Adult Establishment
2024-03-14DOB complaint, category ?
2024-03-13311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Talking
2024-01-28311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023
2023-11-28311: Noise - Commercial — Banging/Pounding
2023-11-28311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2023-11-18311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2023-09-12311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Containers Left Out After Collection
2023-06-07311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Talking
2023-01-12TL&R — from SCHAMANN, JONATHAN to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2023-01-12Mortgage satisfied — from SCHAMANN, JONATHAN to EMIGRANT FUNDING CORPORATION
2022
2022-12-12Deed $1,050,000 — from 63 SUTTER AVE LLC to 265 PENN REALTY CORP.$1,050,000
2022-11-30Sold for $1,050,000$1,050,000
2022-07-17311: Noise - Residential — Loud Music/Party
2022-07-17311: Noise - Vehicle — Car/Truck Music
2022-05-20311: Noise - Commercial — Loud Music/Party
2022-03-17HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021
2021-11-16311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2021-11-16311: Drinking — Underage - Licensed Est
2021-07-12311: New Tree Request — For One Address
2021-04-21HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2021-01-15Job filed: FILING FOR INSTALLING BATHROOMS AND KITCHEN FIXTURES IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB # 321982814.$1,000
2020
2020-09-08311: Noise - Street/Sidewalk — Loud Music/Party
2020-04-29311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2020-03-11Permit Plumbing — Permit Issued
2020-02-21Job filed: FILING FOR INSTALLING BATHROOMS AND KITCHEN FIXTURES IN CONJUNCTION WITH JOB # 321982814.$1,000
2020-02-12Permit EW — ISSUED
2020-02-05Permit EW — ISSUED
2019
2019-09-18311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-08-23311: Sewer — Sewer Backup (Use Comments) (SA)
2019-08-07Job filed: RENOVATE EXISTING COMMERCIAL SPACE TO CREATE EATING & DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT AT 1ST FLOOR.$169,000
2019-07-23311: Plumbing — Plumbing-Defective/Leaking/Not Maintained
2019-07-23DOB complaint, category ?
2019-06-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2018
2018-12-23311: Request Large Bulky Item Collection — Request Large Bulky Item Collection
2018-10-31HPD class I: §27-2107 ADM CODE OWNER FAILED TO FILE A VALID REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS REQUIRED BY ADM CODE §27-2097 AND IS THEREFORE
2018-09-05Rodent inspection: Passed
2018-05-10311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2018-02-16311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017
2017-12-06Deed — from SCHAMANN, JONATHAN to 63 SUTTER AVE LLC
2017-11-15Eviction executed (B)
2017-09-01311: Sidewalk Condition — Broken Sidewalk
2017-05-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE SINK CABINET AND WALL CABINET IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT B, 2nd STORY, 1s
2017-05-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING COVER FOR LIGHT SWITCH ON WEST WALL IN THE 1st ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED AT APT B,
2017-05-18HPD class B: § 27-2005, 2007 ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE ALL ENCUMBRANCES CONSISTING OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS BLOCKING THE SCUTTLE LADDER AT PUBLIC HALL, 2nd STORY
2017-05-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT
2017-05-18HPD class A: § 27-2023 ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE SUFFICIENT,PROPER AND SEPARATE METAL RECEPTACLES FOR THE DEPOSIT OF GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND OTHER WASTE MATERIAL
2017-05-18HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT CEILING AND ALL WALLS IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT
2017-05-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE DOORS AND BASE OF THE BASIN CABINET IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT B, 2nd ST
2017-05-18HPD class C: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE LOCK AT THE BUILDING ENTRANCE DOOR.
2017-05-18HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR WITH SIMILAR MATERIAL THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE CAULKING AROUND THE TOP OF THE SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCA
2017-05-18HPD class A: § 27-2013 ADMIN. CODE: PAINT WITH LIGHT COLORED PAINT TO THE SATISFACTION OF THIS DEPARTMENT ALL WALLS IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LO
2017-05-18HPD class B: § 27-2026, 2027 HMC: PROPERLY REPAIR THE SOURCE AND ABATE THE EVIDENCE OF A WATER LEAK AT CEILING IN THE 2nd ROOM FROM NORTH AT WEST LOCATED
2017-05-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2017-05-15Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2017-05-15Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2017-05-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2017-05-15Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2017-05-15Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2017-05-15Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-04-03311: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2017-04-03311: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2017-04-03311: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-04-03311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2017-04-03311: GENERAL — CABINET
2017-04-03311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2017-04-03311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2017-04-03311: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2017-04-03311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2017-04-03311: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2017-04-03311: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2017-04-03311: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — CABINET
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: WATER LEAK — SLOW LEAK
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — BASIN/SINK
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: FLOORING/STAIRS — FLOOR
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: DOOR/WINDOW — DOOR
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — BELL/BUZZER/INTERCOM
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: GENERAL — MAILBOX
2017-04-03Tenant complaint: UNSANITARY CONDITION — GARBAGE/RECYCLING STORAGE
2017-01-24Rodent inspection: Passed
2016
2016-10-19AL&R $308,750 — from SCHAMANN, JONATHAN to EMIGRANT FUNDING COPORATION$308,750
2016-10-19Mortgage $308,750 — from SCHAMANN, JONATHAN to EMIGRANT FUNDING COPORATION$308,750
2016-10-19Deed $595,000 — from MELJAS SUTTER, LLC to SCHAMANN, JONATHAN$595,000
2016-10-11Sold for $595,000$595,000
2016-07-13Certificate of occupancy Final
2016-06-13Permit AL — ISSUED
2016-03-07311: Consumer Complaint — Non-Delivery Goods/Services
2016-02-06311: Animal Abuse — Other (complaint details)
2015
2015-03-06Permit AL — ISSUED
2015-03-06Permit PL — ISSUED
2015-01-05311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2015-01-05Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2014
2014-05-07Job filed: OCCUPY AS STORE AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE.$106,141
2014-05-07Job filed: OCCUPY AS STORE AND TWO FAMILY RESIDENCE.$106,141
2011
2011-03-11311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2011-01-06311: Sewer — Catch Basin Clogged/Flooding (Use Comments) (SC)
2009
2009-07-10Deed — from ESTATE OF JOSE RAMON TEJADA to MELJAS SUTTER LLC
2007
2007-08-02DOB complaint, category ?
2003
2003-11-20Tenant complaint: HEATING — HEAT RELATED
1996
1996-06-12TLS — from CITY OF NEW YORK to BANK OF NEW YORK
1991
1991-08-27Deed — from TEJADA, JOSE FRANCISCO to TEJADA, JOSE RAMON
1991-03-22Deed — from LABRECQUE, DONALD C to TEJADA, JOSE FRANCISCO
1991-03-22PAT — from LA BRECQUE, DONALD C to KANE, ROBERT H
1991-03-22PAT — from IRIS, MONA to RIO, FRANK J
1991-03-15Mortgage satisfied — from HILL, ALFRED to FERNANDEZ, NORMA; FERNANDEZ, SILVIO
1974
1974-06-10Deed — from HILL ALFRED to LA BRECGUE DONALD C
1973
1973-11-30Deed — from FERNANDEZ SILVIO; FERNANDEZ NORMA to HILL ALFRED
1973-11-30Mortgage — from HILL ALFRED to FERNANDEZ NORMA; FERNANDEZ SILVIO
1966
1966-09-02Mortgage — from FERNANDEZ NORMA; FERNANDEZ SILVIO to SCHOCHET HERBERT; SHAPIRO ELAINE; SCHOCHET SAUL; SOLOMON MARK I; SCHOCHET DAVID; SHIEN HIL
1966-09-02Deed — from SHAPIRO ELAINE; SCHOCHET SAUL; SCHOCHET HERBERT; SOLOMON MARK I; SCHOCHET DAVID; SCHOCHET to FERNANDEZ NORMA; FERNANDEZ SILVIO

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